One-woman show inspired by famous ‘Friends’ couple

FM Theatre Productions is presenting James Fritz’s one-woman show Ross & Rachel this weekend. The play references the on-again-off-again relationship of the eponymous characters from legendary sitcom Friends to take an unflinching look at the myths of modern love and our idea of ‘happily ever after’.

“I partly chose to see this play at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival a few years ago because of its title,” director Antonella Mifsud confesses.

“I am a huge Friends fan, so anything that remotely alludes to it instantly captures my attention. But, after seeing it, I realised there was so much more to the play than Friends references. It’s a brilliant concept that I wanted to explore further.”

Fritz has said that the play is not about the iconic couple Ross and Rachel. But he also added that it’s not not about them.

“This is true,” Mifsud concurs with a laugh. “Direct references to the TV couple feature throughout and their story is the starting point of the play. That said, Ross & Rachel is about what happens in any relationship after the ‘hand holding… new baby smells [and] airport reconciliations’. And everything that happens in between!” 

Friends fans will get the references.

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